Examples of lighten up in a Sentence
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Luckily for the Dolphins, the schedule does lighten up a bit over the next several weeks.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The one dark kitchen has been lightened up with white oak cabinetry with fluted detailing and boldly veined marble countertops.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
From here on out, the schedule should lighten up a lot.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
When competition lightens up, there’s also room for earlier hits — some of which turned him into a household name globally — to return.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The one dark kitchen has been lightened up with white oak cabinetry with fluted detailing and boldly veined marble countertops.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
From here on out, the schedule should lighten up a lot.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
When competition lightens up, there’s also room for earlier hits — some of which turned him into a household name globally — to return.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Lighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighten%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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